Gender and Women’s Human Rights Resources
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National
- DAWN Canada: Disabled Women’s Network Canada
- National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC)
- National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL)
- National Council of Women Canada
- Native Women’s Association of Canada
- YWCA Canada
International
- Action Canada for Population and Development (ACPD)
- Amnesty International Canada
- Canadian Committee for UNIFEM
- Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA)
- Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee
- Development Alternatives with Women in a New Era
- Global Fund for Women
- Human Rights Watch
- International Alliance of Women
- International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
- Match International Center
- National Organization for Women
- Oxfam Canada
- The Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children
- Women for Women
United Nations
- CSW: Commission on the Status of Women
- DAW: UN Division for the Advancement of Women
- IANWGE: Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality
- INSTRAW: United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women
- OSAGI: Office of the Special Advisor on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women
- UNICEF: Gender Equality
- United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
Communication
Education / Research
- Bora Laskin Law Library (University of Toronto) - Women’s Human Rights
- Canadian Federation of University Women
- Canadian Institute of International Affairs
- Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women
- Human Rights Brief
- International Center for Research on Women
- International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
- International Human Rights Instruments - Women’s Human Rights
- North-South Institute
Health
- Canadian Women’s Health Network
- Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation - Women’s Program
- Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada
- Childcare Resource and Research Unit
- Engender Health
- Family Care International
- International Planned Parenthood Federation
- Planned Parenthood Federation of Canada (PPFC)
Violence Against Women
- Amnesty International: Stop Violence Against Women
- Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres
- Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children
- Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
- Health Canada: Violence against women
- Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women
- UNHCR: Violence Against Women
- UNIFEM: Stop Violence Against Women
Women, Peace and Security
- Canadian Committee on Women, Peace and Security
- Canadian Peace Alliance
- Canadian Voice of Women for Peace
- Coalition for Women’s Rights in Conflict Situations
- International Committee for the Red Cross: Women and War
- Madre
- NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security
- Peacebuild - The Canadian Peacebuilding Network
- Peacewomen: Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
- Rights and Democracy
- UNIFEM: A Portal on Women, Peace and Security
- UN Peacekeeping
- Women Waging Peace
- Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
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